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Missing teen's mom to speak at news conference

The mother of a 15-year-old North Conway girl who vanished last month on her way home from high school says she believes her daughter will come home someday.

The mother, Zenya Hernandez, spoke out at a televised press conference Friday.

"I miss you and love you so much more than you can imagine. I feel your absence every day. You belong at home with me. Abby, you're a strong your woman, and I am staying strong for you," said Zenya Hernandez.

Abigail Hernandez was last seen Wednesday, Oct. 9, after leaving Kennett High School. Police say she walked her normal route toward home and sent several texts between 2:30 and 3 p.m. Police say she never made it home.

Zenya says says she has a dream in which Abigail comes home. She says she believes the dream "matters."

She is urging her daughter to be strong.

Tips continue to come into the FBI hotline: 1-800-CALL FBI.

Police say they don't know whether Abigail was involved in an accident, ran away or was abducted.